Lawyer · Hickory, NC
Lawyer in Hickory: $2,964/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median lawyer wage in Hickory at $97,330 a year. About 270 lawyer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.36). The 10th percentile is $59,990 and the 90th is $316,020. Pay ranks 342nd-highest of 376 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,142/mo). North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,964 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Chattanooga, about 226 miles away, at $6,280 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,964
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$97,330
$59,990 to $316,020
Rent (1 bd)
$1,142
$1,360 (2 bd)
Employment
270
Location quotient 0.36
Pay rank
342nd of 376
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, lawyer pay of $97,330.
- Taxes$2,006
- Rent$1,142
- Other living costs$1,999
- Left over$2,964
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $97,330
- Federal income tax
- −$13,027
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,446
- State income tax (NC)
- −$3,595
- Take-home pay
- $73,263
- Effective tax rate
- 24.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,142
- Groceries
- $385
- Getting around
- $605
- Healthcare
- $433
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,141
Left over each month
$8,111 gross, minus $2,006 in tax and $3,141 in living costs.
$2,964
Rank every metro for a lawyer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Chattanooga, $6,280/mo.
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Questions
What does a lawyer make in Hickory?
$97,330 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 270 lawyer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a lawyer in Hickory?
$2,964 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax Rent is $1,142, and pay covers 7.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a lawyer keep more?
Chattanooga, about 226 miles away, leaves $6,280 a month, more than Hickory.